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. 2012 Oct 25;1(5):e002212. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.112.002212

Table 2.

Periprocedural Characteristics

Procedure, n (%)
PVAC 22 (73)
PVAC/MASC/MAAC 8 (27)
Device
Number 1.5 (1–2)
Size, mm 24 (24–24)
Size, n (%)
21 5 (17)
24 18 (60)
27 6 (20)
30 1 (3)
Total procedure time, min 97.3 (75–115)
LAA closure, min 38 (30–51)
Total fluoroscopy time, min 15.5 (13–19)
Complications, n (%)
Pericardial effusion 0 (0)
Air embolism 0 (0)
Major bleeding 0 (0)
Minor bleeding 3 (10)
TEE, n (%)
Successful implantation 30 (100)
Minimal residual flow 3 (10)
Hospitalization, days 2 (2–2)

All data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, n (%), or median (25th–75th percentiles). PVAC indicates pulmonary vein ablation catheter; MASC, multiarray septal catheter; MAAC, multiarray ablation catheter; LAA, left atrial appendage; and TEE, transesophageal echocardiography.